VFL/AFL players with international backgrounds
This is a listing of Australian Football League players with international and multicultural backgrounds. As the families of all non-indigenous Australians are originally from elsewhere, this list goes back a maximum of one generation. Countries are listed in alphabetical order.
The following criteria are used for this list:
- player must have played at least one senior match
- player must have been born in a country outside Australia OR have at least one of their parents born outside Australia.
Similar criteria were used for the inaugural Multicultural Cup which was held by Aussie Rules International, a competition in which players who had a parent or grandparent born overseas were allowed to play for that country. This is similar to the eligibility rules of many World Cup tournaments. Additionally, the Australian Football International Cup has more strict criteria, according to which a player must have spent the majority of their junior life in another country.
Albania
Austria
Barbados
Brazil
Burma
Canada
Chile
China
Congo, Democratic Republic of
Cook Islands
Croatia
Cyprus
Czechoslovakia
England
Fiji
Germany
Greece
Hungary
India
Irish Republic and North
Israel
Italy
Latvia
Lebanon
Lithuania
Macedonia
Malaysia
Malta
Netherlands
New Zealand
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
Poland
Russia
Samoa
Scotland
Serbia
Slovenia
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Thailand
Turkey
Tuvalu
Ukraine
United States of America
Wales
Zimbabwe
See also
References
- ^ Yze set to dazzle
- ^ a b c Out of Austria
- ^ a b Harry O'Brien is no average Joe
- ^ Embley's journey
- ^ Dennis-Lane's tale is one for the true believers
- ^ How AFL world opened up for Mike Pyke
- ^ Nine-goal Burst Wins Flag For Dogs
- ^ De Bolfo, T. (2004) "China Blue': The Wally Koochew Story", Chinese Heritage of Australian Federation Project, Asian Studies Program, La Trobe University.http://www.chaf.lib.latrobe.edu.au/stories/koochew.htm Accessed 25 February 2008.
- ^ a b Star trio hits rough patch in Tonga
- ^ a b c Carlile talks up Fijian imports
- ^ a b O'hAilpin's AFL shift
- ^ David Schwarz's biggest battle
- ^ Daicos : Collingwood and me / by Peter Daicos with Jake Niall, Kilmore, Vic. Floradale Productions, 1991
- ^ Peter,Hill. (1989) The Macedonians in Australia, Hesperian Press, Carlisle, pp.132
- ^ http://www.worldfootynews.com/article.php/20100127163446808
- ^ What makes him run
- ^ a b Walsh, Courtney (6 June 2009). "Melting-pot rookie Clancee Pearce comes to the boil". The Australian: p. 45. http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25594052-5012432,00.html. Retrieved 2009-06-08.
- ^ Duffield, Mark (4 June 2009); Dockers door open for cool teenager; The West Australian; Accessed on 5 June 2009
- ^ a b Making his mark
- ^ http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/other_nationalities.htm
- ^ place rookie on call. The Australian (18 May 2011). Retrieved on 2011-06-02.